The Noble Lady and the Mountain Bandit

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A former noblewoman who cherishes her life after dying once X a mountain bandit chief hiding behind a secret identity

When the previous dynasty fell, Qiao Wan became the demon consort who brought down the kingdom. With a cup of poisoned wine, she was branded with the blame for its fall.

She never wanted to come, and she didn't want to leave either.

Reborn, Qiao Wan refuses to follow her uncle north again. She runs away, escaping the crumbling noble household for a remote mountain village.

There's no food here, but she puts up with it.

The only toilet is an outhouse, but she puts up with it.

The roof leaks, but she grits her teeth and bears that too.

As long as she can hold on for a year or two, until Marquis Ningyang beheads the tyrant, she'll have a good life ahead of her.

But no matter how much she plans, she never expects to escape the lunatic Emperor Xuanhou only to run into bandits in this lawless age.

With a bandit's sword at her throat, Qiao Wan bites her lip, tears streaming down her face. "My lord... do you... need someone to serve you?"

In the second month after being reborn, Qiao Wan is abducted again. This time, it isn't Emperor Xuanhou who takes her, but a bandit.

Qiao Wan reluctantly goes along with the bandit chief.

He's a real tyrant. He makes her pick vegetables, cook, wash his clothes, and fetch water for him. He even dares to bathe with his chest bare right in front of her... He's utterly uncouth!

Qiao Wan is about to cry with rage. Every day, she counts the days on her fingers, wondering when Marquis Ningyang will finish clearing the bandits from his territory.

But as she keeps counting, this bandit not only avoids being killed, he becomes a trusted general under Marquis Ningyang!

Qiao Wan cries like a baby. In the middle of the night, she packs her bags and tries to run away again.

Wei Yunzhang's fists clench.

He really did bring home a little ancestor.

She can't cook or do laundry, and even carrying a basin of water leaves her hands red. Now she's in his residence, they've even married, and she still wants to leave!

His face turning stony, Wei Yunzhang decides that this time he'll cure her bad habits once and for all! She was the one who said she'd be his bandit wife, and now she wants to run away?!

No chance!

A few months later, the new emperor ascends the throne. He's mighty and extraordinary, but apparently a little afraid of his wife.

Wei Yunzhang: "Bullshit. I just know how to treat my woman right!"

P.S. The first time the male lead saw the female lead, he reacted that way because he'd seen her in a dream.

The dynasty is fictional, so please don't overanalyze the history. Happy ending.

Theme: There's always something to look forward to.